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Christmas time calls for putting your feet up with a bunch of feel-good fiction, so if you’ve yet to pick your final read of 2022, then put this one on your list asap. Featuring a boarding school reunion, plenty of happily ever afters and a midnight snow croquet in a castle, all set around Christmas […]
From the hotly anticipated follow-up to the TikTok sensation It Ends With Us to a genre-defying meditation on forbidden love, and a feel-good romance that’s bound to get you in the festive spirit, here’s what Zoella Book Club reads we’ll be hibernating with this winter, no doubt with a mountain of Quality Street in tow. […]
Ever since the first book It Ends With Us took over TikTok (and our entire lives, let’s be honest), we’ve been manifesting that Colleen would do the honourable thing and write us another one… Well, the power of manifestation came through and the book is *finally* in our hands. And what a beautiful and necessary […]
A strange feeling comes over you when you spot a stranger reading your favourite book. Your walk gets quicker, your upper lip might even develop a certain sheen and you find yourself peering over their shoulder, desperate for them to peel their eyes away from the page for long enough for you to start a […]
In this sweeping debut, Asha Bromfield takes readers to the heart of Jamaica, and into the soul of a girl coming to terms with her family, and herself, set against the backdrop of a hurricane. Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their […]
From the author of The Summer Job comes a laugh-out-loud rom-com about a woman’s impulsive fib that starts a summer of reinvention and learning about love, life, and what it means to accept yourself. We auto-buy anything by Lizzy Dent and The Setup was no exception. Featuring a love triangle of sorts, a chaotic but […]
This article is a guest post written by Julie Owen Moylan When I first came up with the idea for That Green Eyed Girl, I knew there was only one city that I wanted to set it in. A place so full of stories that my novel of complicated women trying to overcome their circumstances […]
Dark academia? Say no more, bestie. As August slips away into a moment of time and the trees strip off into their golden, barely-there ‘fits, our reading tastes get their very own hygge treatment as we begin swapping beach reads for fireside fiction and something a little more When Harry Met Sally. Whether you’re looking […]
Prepare to lose yourself in the jazz era of 1950s New York in this evocative page-turner. Gripping from the opening sentence, That Green Eyed Girl is both a deeply immersive thriller and a tragic queer love story, centred around a cast of deftly drawn, bold and complicated women. 1955: In a cramped apartment on the […]
Ever since the first book It Ends With Us took over TikTok (and our entire lives, let’s be honest), we’ve been manifesting that Colleen would do the honourable thing and write us another one… Well, the power of manifestation came through and the book is *finally* in our hands. And what a beautiful and necessary […]
Prepare to lose yourself in the jazz era of 1950s New York in this evocative page-turner. Gripping from the opening sentence, That Green Eyed Girl is both a deeply immersive thriller and a tragic queer love story, centred around a cast of deftly drawn, bold and complicated women. 1955: In a cramped apartment on the […]
This article is a guest post written by Julie Owen Moylan When I first came up with the idea for That Green Eyed Girl, I knew there was only one city that I wanted to set it in. A place so full of stories that my novel of complicated women trying to overcome their circumstances […]
In this sweeping debut, Asha Bromfield takes readers to the heart of Jamaica, and into the soul of a girl coming to terms with her family, and herself, set against the backdrop of a hurricane. Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their […]
Dark academia? Say no more, bestie. As August slips away into a moment of time and the trees strip off into their golden, barely-there ‘fits, our reading tastes get their very own hygge treatment as we begin swapping beach reads for fireside fiction and something a little more When Harry Met Sally. Whether you’re looking […]
From the hotly anticipated follow-up to the TikTok sensation It Ends With Us to a genre-defying meditation on forbidden love, and a feel-good romance that’s bound to get you in the festive spirit, here’s what Zoella Book Club reads we’ll be hibernating with this winter, no doubt with a mountain of Quality Street in tow. […]
From the author of The Summer Job comes a laugh-out-loud rom-com about a woman’s impulsive fib that starts a summer of reinvention and learning about love, life, and what it means to accept yourself. We auto-buy anything by Lizzy Dent and The Setup was no exception. Featuring a love triangle of sorts, a chaotic but […]
A strange feeling comes over you when you spot a stranger reading your favourite book. Your walk gets quicker, your upper lip might even develop a certain sheen and you find yourself peering over their shoulder, desperate for them to peel their eyes away from the page for long enough for you to start a […]
Between the pages of a book is always a good place to be but finding a position that’s a) comfortable and b) you can hold for the long haul, is another story altogether. Pins and needles, cramp, paper cuts to the forehead – bookworms know the struggle all too well. Ask any book lover what’s […]
Fiction, non-fiction, poetry and now contemporary romance, there’s simply nothing Akwaeke Emezi cannot do. Nada. At once, a searing Black love story and a visceral exploration of life after loss, You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty is a genre-defying read, guaranteed to go straight to the top of your fave reads of 2022. Thrumming […]
POV: it’s hotter than the Med, you’re pedicure fresh and you’ve managed to align your annual leave with this glorious heatwave. There’s only one place to be – at the beach, dipping in and out of the sea and drying off in the sun all day. Potentially with that excessive floral parasol, you bought on […]
From Akwaeke Emezi’s immersive romance (*the* book of hot girl summer), Lizzy Dent’s laugh-out-loud, heartwarming story about one woman’s impulsive fib and Asha Bromfield’s stunning coming of age novel exploring the deep complexities of the journey into womanhood, don’t be surprised if your friends don’t see or hear from you for the next three months. […]
Winner of the debut novel of the year at the British Book Awards 2022, Open Water is Caleb Azumah Nelson’s mesmerizing first novel. Making waves since its publication in 2021, this achingly beautiful story is about two Black artists who fall in love against a backdrop of music, politics and race. Uniquely written in second-person […]
Meticulously plotted, fresh and surprising but thrumming with that signature Beth O’Leary warmth we all adore, The No-Show is a dream of a novel from start to finish, even if it is a total enigma until the very end. As joyful as it is heart-breaking, Beth’s fourth novel tackles some hard-hitting themes, and it’s all […]
Dearest gentle reader, it’s March which means the social season is upon us, or rather more accurately put: the season we stop being social is upon us because Bridgerton Season 2 (sans the rakiest rake that ever was) has finally made haste and is back on our screens this very month. How we burn for […]
Cecily Wong, adventure journalist with a slightly questionable mountaineering success rate, is taking on a near-impossible challenge in order to secure a once-in-a-lifetime story that could see her writing career skyrocket. Enter, Mount Manaslu. The eighth highest mountain in the world, measuring over 8,000 metres above sea level, it’s an intense challenge for the mind […]
Amy McCulloch is the co-author of the #1 YA bestselling novel The Magpie Society: One for Sorrow (alongside Zoella founder, Zoe Sugg), and has written seven solo novels for children and young adults. She’s also an outdoorsy force to be reckoned with. When she’s not writing, she can be found travelling, hiking and mountaineering and […]
If you’re looking for a sign to break your book ban, here it is. Make way for books so good, they’ll actually get you to put your phone down. No mean feat when you’ve got Wordles and Heardles to do. From the romance reads you’ll need a week to recover from (because you’re vibing with […]
Abigail Bergstrom is a literary agent, author and publishing consultant. She has worked in publishing for over a decade and is an expert in navigating the cross-section between digital and print, speaking at international conferences on the subject. She’s edited some of Britain’s most prominent feminist voices, was nominated for Literary Agent of the Year […]
Don’t judge a book by its cover, or so the adage goes but whilst we try not to judge, there’s always room to admire and appreciate art. Cover trends exist because readers do consider the cover before diving into the blurb, particularly now we’re sharing our reviews and latest reads on social media. With the […]
Looking for books backed by the IT crowd? You have reached your destination. Be it a summer beach read, a gothic classic or an intimate memoir, the literary tastes of famous folk are far-reaching, meaning there’s something to suit every type of reader in this round up. From Mr ‘As It Was’ demigod Styles to […]
Emotionally intelligent, life-affirming and darkly comic, Abigail Bergstrom’s debut novel What A Shame had us at hello! Perfect for fans of Dolly Alderton and Fleabag, Bergstrom fills the pages with awkward humour and heartbreak in equal measure, shining a light on the struggles of grief in all its forms whilst celebrating the power of female friendship. For anyone […]
From sad girl lit with razor-sharp observations on love and loss to the ultimate feel-good fiction from the serotonin queen, Beth O’Leary (she basically invented book joy) and a lovesong to black art and thought from a powerful new voice, here’s what books we’re excited to read for Zoella book club in April, May and […]
A populated, colourful, busy bookshelf- pure joy! Saving you in moments of panic, keeping you floating on a high in times of euphoria and providing the perfect escapism when life is too much, the past couple of years have seen a resurgence in public declarations of love for the simple pleasures of a good book […]